*NEW IMAGES AGAIN* S1 On my Galaxy 8800GT :D

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tdotcbc84
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*NEW IMAGES AGAIN* S1 On my Galaxy 8800GT :D

Post by tdotcbc84 » Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:07 pm

Just added a S1 to my Galaxy 8800GT :D with a S-Flex E :D

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Just took out my old computer parts and placed it in P150 Case~
This is probably the MOST silent computer I have ever built~!

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My new build is with the following specs:
CPU: E6750 @ 430 x 8 w/ TRUE + SFlex 1200RPM
Ram: Ballistix 2x1gb @ 1075mhz
Videocard: Galaxy 8800GT @ Stock everything
Everything else: Same as old build~!

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As for my other rig (dad's computer)
CPU: P4 2.6ghz NorthWood @ Stock w/ Zalman 7000alcu
Ram: Kingston 512mb DDR400 x 2
Videocard: BBA Radeon X800XT PE @ Stock Everything
Harddrive: Maxtor IDE 80gb / Maxtor SATA 160gb

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CPU: E6300 @ 430x7 W/ Zalman 9500
MOBO: Gigabyte P965-DS3
Ram: Mushkin HP2-800 2 x 1gb
Videocard: BBA X1800XL
Sound: X-Fi XtremeMusic
Case: P160w
PSU: Seasonic S12 550w 80plus
HDD: 2 x Seagate 7200.10 250gb

only really mod I did was added a scythe 40mm fan on top of my NB Heatsink!

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Post by ddrueding1 » Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:22 pm

I remember my P160, I really liked it. Are you happy with the noise level?

Recommendations in order of ease/significance/cost:

1. Suspend drives
2. Dynamat. This would be a big difference, but is expensive, so it goes down here. That case resonates a LOT.
3. Replace NB cooler with one that doesn't need a fan
4. Open up front portion (remove cheezy black grille, other stuff that impedes airflow.

Where do you have fans mounted?
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Post by tdotcbc84 » Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:48 pm

ddrueding1 wrote:I remember my P160, I really liked it. Are you happy with the noise level?

Recommendations in order of ease/significance/cost:

1. Suspend drives
2. Dynamat. This would be a big difference, but is expensive, so it goes down here. That case resonates a LOT.
3. Replace NB cooler with one that doesn't need a fan
4. Open up front portion (remove cheezy black grille, other stuff that impedes airflow.

Where do you have fans mounted?
1. been looking into that, don't really know how to do it yet... any easy guides ?

2. Dynamat ? hmmmm ..... does patting really help ? only part that resonates a lot is the front fan panel :S

3. I actually like that stupid looking 40mm fan... really makes a difference and I can't hear it!

4. if I remove... it will collect a lot more dust :S good trade-off ?


I forgot... I got 2 x S-Flex Scythe 120mm fans (1600rpm) For some reason, with rubber screws, the back is almost silent, 5v is dead silent... however, the front panel makes a lot of noise when @ 12v :S trade Coolmaster S12 fans as well and same thing!
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Post by ddrueding1 » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:24 am

1. The section of these forums called "silent storage" has all that you require.

2. Yes. Particularly on that front panel. I would also recommend that you use some hot glue to attach the various pieces of plastic in the front panel together.

4. Depends on your dust situation. I'm sure that you can remove the front fan completely if you open up the front a bit. That will help your vibrations significantly.
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Post by protellect » Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:02 am

vacuum it out :)
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Post by tdotcbc84 » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:12 pm

I throw half a bottle of DUST OFF on my computers every 3-4 months! Should be still good for another month or so.... :D
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Post by tdotcbc84 » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:30 am

Just cleaned the inside out with some DUST OFF :D


and I just realized why my temps are higher than I like....



The back pressure I have with the exhaust blowing against the wall is increasing the temps by a whooping 3-4 Degrees!

Before the cleaning, underneath my desk the CPU idles @ about 44c

now it idles around 40c-41c

if left in the open space 37c-39c

if left in the open with all the panels open 34c-36c

my ambient is about 23c-24c and the interior ambient is 27c-29c


so do you guys think these temps sound about right ?
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Post by protellect » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:34 am

they sound fine.
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Post by Felger Carbon » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:47 pm

tdotcbc84 wrote:Just cleaned the inside out with some DUST OFF :D
Dust Off??
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Post by tdotcbc84 » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:35 pm

Felger Carbon wrote:
tdotcbc84 wrote:Just cleaned the inside out with some DUST OFF :D
Dust Off??
yup.. DUST OFF!!!

http://www.dust-off.com/
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Post by tdotcbc84 » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:19 am

New Pix guys!
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Post by tdotcbc84 » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:09 pm

NEW PIX AGAIN~! :D
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Post by tdotcbc84 » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:30 pm

added a S1 on my 8800GT :D with S-Flex E 120mm Fan :D
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Post by thejamppa » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:20 am

Very nice. I just have one question, since in last pictures you've mounted Scythe MiniKaze on NB, you've placed it suck air thru NB instead what peoples regularly do by pushing air against it. Does that make any difference?
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Post by tdotcbc84 » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:27 am

thejamppa wrote:Very nice. I just have one question, since in last pictures you've mounted Scythe MiniKaze on NB, you've placed it suck air thru NB instead what peoples regularly do by pushing air against it. Does that make any difference?
if you take a look @ my first picture, you can see that I flipped that Scythe Mini Kaze fan upside down!

It is now pushing air and not sucking!
with the "Finger Test" (merely touching the Heatsink) I do find that the Heatsink is MUCH cooler, but the initial reason why I flipped it upside down, was because the fans were hitting the Heatsink when installed the other way.

With the Gigabyte DS3R (Bigger NB HS) the HS doesn't really get THAT hot, but when I overclock, I rather have some active cooling :D Plus you can hardly hear the 40mm fan, great for silent operations!
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